Manager - Business Consulting - Finance - Procure-to-Pay

In a world that’s changing faster than ever, our global promise "Building a better working world" guides our more than 350,000 employees around the globe and provides the basis for the work we do every day. With our innovative services in audit, tax, transaction and management consulting, we lead our clients into the future.

In Consulting, you will be involved in management and business consulting. We provide seamless, consistent and high-quality services to our clients around the world. Our team works collaboratively with our clients to manage engagements and lead teams across all aspects of the CFO’s agenda

The Job Opportunity

• Become part of Business Consulting Finance and work within a young, dynamic, and multicultural team advising the CFO function of national and international clients in the areas of Digital Finance, Corporate Transformation, Enterprise Performance Management and Global Business Services
• Take over ongoing engagements within the Procure-to-Pay (PTP) area
• Actively develop and shape our PTP mid-market initiative
• Operationally lead the Managed Services team which will be built around the PTP mid-market
• Proactively manage and maintain client relationships and stay closely connected with industry thought leaders
• Drive knowledge sharing and learning across the team to foster internal knowledge development
• Responsibility for people development within the team, e.g. guide junior colleagues in their work and play a role in upskilling the team
• Actively contribute to leading the change, shaping our culture and developing teaming as well as individuals withing the team
• Look forward to a mentor-oriented corporate environment in which you can develop yourself and broaden your network

Skills and attributes for success – To qualify for the role you must have

• Successfully completed studies in economics, finance or a comparable course of study
• 5+ years’ experience in Procure-to-Pay (ideally focused on the downstream process – accounts payables)
• Operational experience is a must

• Technological drive with past involvement in / leadership of digital transformation initiatives within PTP. Knowledge of SAP FI & MM, procurement platforms (e.g. ARIBA), invoicing platforms (e.g. SAP VIM)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and rigorous working methods
• High motivation, objective driven and entrepreneurial mindset
• Experience in sales activities, e.g. proposal creation / business development, and understanding of business metrics
• Network of relevant clients and thought leaders
• Proven project management experience, with ability to lead and mobilize cross-functional teams and deliver complex and high-impact programs
• Empathetic personality, excellent team leadership skills and enjoy working in a collaborative and inclusive environment
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English, additional languages are a plus
• Willingness to travel

What we offer

• International, multi-cultural team of highly motivated professionals
• Constant personal development with a steep learning curve – with dedicated trainings, mentoring, counselling and on-the-job learning
• Modern working environment and equipment
• Transparent, performance-based recognition and progression system
• A fully accredited corporate MBA (EY Tech MBA or EY Masters in Sustainability) from Hult International Business School, whilst working with EY, completely free*

Your ambition is as bold as ours. As part of our high-performing teams, you will build the skillset and growth mindset to become the leader you want to be. The leader the world needs. Harness our scale, our tech, our teams and our culture to realize your potential. Learn from the best, surround yourself with the curious, ask better questions to seek better answers. The exceptional EY experience. It’s yours to build.

Make the next step and apply for this position online. Ref. No: 1393490. For further information please contact our recruitment team (recruitment.switzerland@ey.com / +41 58 286 33 66).

* exception of EY contractors, interns, and alumni.